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NEWNAN, FRIDAY, FEB. 25.
“When men meet on an occasion of
this kind they are ordinarily better men
than they are on the street, about the
store, at the shop, or in the office. The
man of affairs is weighed down with
many responsibilities. He wrestles
with propositions that are too hard for
him; he faces obligations that are too
many for him. There are times when
his patience is tried, and sometimes it
ceases. There are crises that test his
courage, and occasionally he proves
coward. Ever and always he is tempted
to dishonesty, and now and then he suf
fers the lash of conscience. Not infre
quently there is an appeal to falsehood,
and truth loses her sway. Who can say
he has not at some time transgressed?
For all of these things, or many of
them, the average man is sorry, and if
he should confide his wrong to a bosom
friend he would say, ‘When I did that I
was not myself.' And, in reality, he
was not himself. How often do we re
mark of a friend who has done some
wrong of which we thought him inca
pable, that ‘he was not himself when
he did it. ’ The care and the worry, the
responsibility and the demands of every
day life, sometimes pull us aside from
the straight path we would go, and as
we look back we find ugly places in the
way,
“While we are hero together, having
left behind the perplexing cares of bus
iness, we are in a good humor with the
world. We believe it pays to be patient
in trial, courageous in difficulty, and
honest and truthful in every relation
and under all conditions. Such men we
would be at all times, and such men we
are when exalted comradeship and good
fellowship lift us from sordid things to
a purer and loftier realm. To the man
who tries to be truthful and struggles
to be honest, who would himself fulfill
his own ideals, there is consolation in the
lines of Browning—
" 'Not on the vulgar mans
Called 'work' must sentenca pass.
Things dono, that took the eye and had the price;
O’or which, from level stand,
Tho low world laid its hand,
Found straightway to its mind, could value in a
trice;
" ’But all, tho world's coarse thumb
And finger failed to plumb,
So pasHcd in making up tho main account:
All instincts immature,
All purposes insure,
That woighed not as his work, yet swelled the
man’s amount;
" ‘Thoughts hardly to bo packed
Into a narrow act,
Fancies that broke through language and escaped;
All I could never be.
All men ignored In mo,
This I was worth to God, whoso wheel the pitcher
shaped.’
“There is a theory that one has many
selves, carrying the question even to
the extreme of saying that in every sit
uation one is, to an extent, dependent
upon circumstances, a new and novel
person. Whatever may be one’s atti
tude to such a theory, it is true that we
are subject, more or less, to the influ
ences about us, whether they be good
or bad. Influences cannot be resisted.
One takes color from his environment.
All of which is argument for a more
frequent meeting together, more fel
lowship; a larger supply of good influ-
lowed by a salud course, and then came ences. An occasion of this kind, on
hot colTee. | which a large number of friends, neigh-
After tho first course the speech- bors and acquaintances are brought to-
making began, Col. J. B. Copeland, of gethor in a spirit of unison, regardless
this city, being introduced as the first of the purpose of such a meeting, is
His speech was a gem, open-
TWO POEMS BY OCTOGENARIANS,
[Tho writers of tho verses printed below Hre
both octogenurlnnB, Dr. Folsom being now past 86,
and Dr. Smith 82. They arc nmong Tho Herald
and Advertiser's most loyal and valued friends.]
NEWNAN CITY.
ACROSTIC.
Nownnn, tho fnlrest city In thin fnlr State,
Endowed with all that's grand and great.
What tongue or pen her gifts can cHtlmato l
Nature moat truly gave tho place
A heritage for a good and noblo race—
Newnan, tho spocinl gift of God's good grace,
Candid hcarta tho honcat truth must tell
In her happy homeH a cultured people dwell.
That live for God. for truth, and all of right;
YcnrH ahull but add glory in their flight,
And Newnan aufTor no decay or blight,
But grandly triumph In her righteous might,
For nil tho land a towering boucon-llght—
Bleat of God, for all that Ho haa given—
In Him their hopo of all in earth and heaven,
lid Kc wood, Gn., Feb. 14. — [C. D. Smith,
MY DREAM.
In a Hwoel dream mnthought I atood
Near the border of a thickset wood.
When a sprite came and bade me enter.
And I followed to tho very center.
There It. pointed out a robber's envo,
Around which was many a grave;
Upon tho gravoa thcro wero no atonoB
To tell of the vlclitna or their honea;
Tho mouth of tho envo accmi-d well-worn.
Ab no grnHH or pebbles could thero be shown;
But now It Hoemod abandoned quite,
So I was hidd’n to enter, oh 'twafl my right,
To view tho trophies before night;
Near tho entrance wero plies of gold,
Tho wealth of which could not be told;
On nearby hIiijIvcb were jewels and gems
That would’ve adorned kings’ diadems;—
Mine eyes wero dazed by tho dazzling sight.
And I thought I should he rich that night;
But to my mirprlHe a form did appear,—
It looked like an angel from some sphere,
A maiden ho benutiful and fair,
With just Much a garb as angels wenr—
On her head n profusion of nut-brown hnlr,
And there wero no traces of ovll thero;
Then jowols nor gold could lend mo no charmB,
Ah I sought to clasp her in my arms.
Just then, ohl thon did tho vision flee,
As I thought to enjoy tho ecstacyl
Can mortal man in hiu wisdom toll
Why this misfortune on mo fell 7
Or why did como tho hateful light
To steal from ino this awoet dream of night?
Hampton, Ga„ Jan. 24. —[L. A. Folsom.
Col. Buford Copeland Addresses Lay
men’s Meeting.
V.ldoata Time's.
Tho laymen’s banquet in the base
ment of the Baptist church last night
was a complete success in every sense
•of the word. There were about two
hundred men in attendance, and it was
generally stated to have been one of
tho most representative bodies that
haB been seen in Valdosta in many a
day.
The crowd assembled in the audito
rium of tho Baptist church, and by 8
o’clock tlie crowd had all gathered. At
that hour the committee in charge of
the banquet announced that the feast
was ready, and the men began to file
down into the busement of tho church
where the tables were prepared. There
were three tables extending from one
end of the ball to tho other, and thero
wore four other tables about half as
- Jong. Places wore sot for two hundred
and twenty people, and nearly every
seat was taken. About two hundred
and ten men were present. Forty young
ladies and matrons waited on the ta
bles and assisted in serving supper. It
was served in courses, the first course
'being stewed oysters. This was fol-
spoaker.
ing with a humorous allusion to the
pretty girls who hud gathered around
tho tables like moving pictures, and
then he wont into an eloquent discus
sion of the movement among the lay
men. His speech all the'way through
was chaste and eloquent, while the
young orator delivered it in a most
pleasing manner. It caused a great
deal of applause. He spoke os follows:
“This is tho moBt thoroughly repre
sentative assemblage of Valdostans that
I have hud tho pleasure of witnessing.
There can be no occasion which serves
to bring tho people together and unite
them in a common effort to accomplish
a universal good but that helpful results
are brought about in many ways, both
directly and indirectly. Regardless of
the ultimate purpose of such a meeting,
it brings follow-townsmen together in
a relation in which they do not often
meet, fostering a better knowledge of
the better sides of their natures; in
creasing their regard for one another;
making of them fairer business men;
more enterprising and public-spirited
citizers; closer friends and neighbors;
better churchmen nnd surer advocates
of civic righteousness.
laden with, results for the greatest
good. And how increased are the pos
sibilities for greater good when the
efficient cause behind the movement is
one to which there is a unanimous re
sponse! The laymen’s forward move
ment! The laymen of this country are
the mainspring of power in every move
ment-church, social and political. Let
tho laymen say what shall be done and
there is no power without the battle
ment of the skies that can hinder. The-
laymen of the combined churches con
stitute the wealth, the intelligence, the
influence and power of any Christian-
iked community. They fix the standard
of life, the code of morals. They main
tain the church; they enact and enforce
the laws; they are society’s guardians
of peace and piety.
“And what a tremendous incentive is
there in the fellowship of an occasion
like this to a readier and heartier re
sponse to the call of conscience sum
moning to duty! The influence of such
an hour is refining and invigorating. It
engenders a healthier enthusiasm to
stand by and work for the right. It be
gets new ideas and new ideais, and the
determination to seek after them. It
binds tighter the ties of mutual esteem,
and creates new bonds of friendship.
Without pretense or pride it gathers up
the shattered cords which anger, envy
and jealousy have strewn, and weaves
them gently into strands of gold that
bind the hearts of honest men. These
occasions stimulate both the power and
desire to love, and love is patient, is
kind, hopeth all things and endureth all
things. It is only under the banner of
love and in the fellowship of truth that
men volunteer—
" ‘For the wrongs that need resistance,
For the cause that lacks assistance,
And the good that they can do.' ”
Edison’s Peep Into the Future.
Fifty years ago the man who might
have predicted the marvelous inventions
of Thomas A. Edison would have been
dubbed a lunatic. But the inventions
are here to speak for themselves, and
many of them have come into such com
mon use that they are hardly regarded
as being wonderful.
, Now Mr. Edison himself has been do
ing some speculative work. He tells in
an article in The Independent about
some of the inventions of the future,
and his talk scunds about as foolish as
would have sounded the talk fifty years
ago about the inventions that have been
made since that time. According to
Mr. Edison we may discover the germ
of getting all the power from fuel; we
may know how to utilize the immense
power of radium; the energies of the
wind will be laid up in storage batteries
connected with wind-mills; sun engines
will be among thegreat inventions, thus
utilizing the immense power of the sun.
Chemical food will also be one of the
great accomplishment of the future,
according to the Wizard of Menlo Park.
Among other things, Mr. Edison says:
“There is much ahead of us. We don’t
know what gravity is; neither do we
know the nature of heat, light and elec
tricity, though we handle them a little.
We are only animals. We are coming
out of the dog-state, and getting a
glimpse of our environment. We don’t
know, we just suspect a few things. It
will take an enormous evolution of our
brains to bring us anywhere. Our prac
tice of shooting one another in war is
proof that we are still animals. Com
munication with other worlds has been
suggested. I think we had better stick
to this world and find out something
about it before we call up our neigh
bors. They might make us ashamed of
ourselves. Society will have to stop
this whiskey business, which is like
throwing sand in the bearing of a steam
engine. In 200 years, by the cheapen
ing of commodities, the ordinary labor
er will live as well as a man does now
with ?200,000 annual income. Automatic
machinery and scientific agriculture
will bring about this result. There will
be no manual labor in the factories of
the future. The men in them will be
merely superintendents watching the
machinery to see that it works right.
The work-day, I believe, will be eight
hours. Every man needs that much work
to keep him out of mischief and to keep
him happy. But it will be work of the
brain, something that men will be in
terested in, and done amid wholesome,
pleasant surroundings. Less and less
man will be used as an engine, or as a
horse, and his brain will be employed
to benefit himself and his fellows.”
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Didn’t Help Him.
Harper’s Magazine.
It is seldom that anyone thinks of
laughing at a funeral, but an incident
occurred in Providence not long ago,
that caused a smile.
The regular minister was sick, and a
preacher from a near-by town was ask
ed to take charge of the services, and
he arrived at the last moment, a total
stranger in the town. When he started
to speak he launched into an eloquent
eulogy of the deceased, as was his
custom, and was just beginning to pay
a glowing tribute to the departed one
when it suddenly dawned upon him that
he did not know whether it was a man
or a woman.
Stooping down, he whispered in the
ear of an old man who sat beside him:
“Was the deceased a brother or a sis
ter?’’
The old man was a trifle deaf, so the
minister repeated the question.
“No, no,” said the man. “Only a
friend, that’s all.”
Sometimes fate sets a man up on a
high pedestal for the purpose of giving
him a hard fall.
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A minister, frequently away from
home, was in the habit of getting some
one to stay with his wife and small
daughter in his absence. Once, how
er, he went so unexpectedly and hur
riedly that he had no time to make
such provision for them. The wife was
very bravo until nightfall, when her
courage began to fail. After exhaust
ing every reasonable excuse for staying
up she put the child to bed with the in
junction to pray especially for God’s
protection during father’s absence.
“Yes, mother, we will do that to
night,” said the little girl, “but the
next time we will make better arrange
ments.”
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If I could take you into my large fac
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KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL.
Health is Worth Saving, and Some
Newnan People Know How
to Save It.
Many Newnan people take their lives
in their hands by; neglecting the kidneys
when they know’these organs need help.
Sick kidneys are responsible for a vast
amount ofsuffering and ill health, but
there is no need to suffer nor to remain
in danger when all diseases and aches
and pains due to weak kidneys can be
quickly and permanently cured by the
use of Doan’s Kidney Pills. Here is a
Newnan citizen’s recommendation: !
William T. Lazenby, 64 Wesley
street, Newnan, Ga., says: “I think
very highly of Doan's Kidney Pills, and
consider them an excellent remedy for
kidney complaint. Before using them,
I had suffered from kidney trouble for
several years, during which time 1 1
tried many remedies without receiving ;
any benefit. My back ached a great'
ana I was always annoyed by too fre
quent passages of the kidney secre
tions. The contents of one box of
Doane’s Kidney Pills, procured at Lee
Bros.’s drug store, gave me wonderful
relief.”
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For ten years we have studied care
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In addition to our regular estab
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. and F. Ii REDWINE.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
Notice is hereby Riven to all creditors of the es
tate of Mary E. Dickson, lute of said county, de
ceased, to render in an account of their demands
to m«- % i*hin the time prescribed by law, properly
made out; and all persons indebted to said de
ceased are hereby requested to make immediate
payment to the undersigned. This Feb. 18,1910.
Pra. fee. $3.75. J. L SCROGGIN.
Administrator eg Mary E. Dickson, deceased.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
GEORGIA—Coweta County :
Notice is hereby given to all creditors of the es
tate of Luther M. Farmer, late of said county, de
ceased, to render in an account of their demands
to me within the time prescribed by law, properly
made out; and all persons Indebted to said de
ceased are hereby requested to make immediate
payment to the undersigned. This Jan. 28.1910.
Fra* , fe *> W-75. T. G. FARMER,
Administrator of Luther M. Farmer, deceased.